List of governors of Bengal
Lieutenant-Governors, 1854–1912

Name
Took office
Left office
Frederick James Halliday
1854
1859
John Peter Grant
1859
1862
Cecil Beadon
1862
1866
William Grey
1867
1870
George Campbell
1870
1874
Richard Temple
1874
1877
Ashley Eden
1877
1882
Augustus Thompson
1882
1887
Steuart Colvin Bayley
1887
1890
Charles Alfred Elliott
1890
1893
Anthony MacDonnell
1893
1895
Alexander Mackenzie
1895
1897
Charles Stevens
1897
1898
John Woodburn
1898
1902
James Bourdillon
1902
1903
Andrews Henderson Leith Frazer
1903
1906
Lancelot Hare
1906
1906
Francis Slacke
1906
1908
Edward Norman Baker
1908
1911
William Duke
1911
1912

Question: Who was the successor to Charles Stevens and how long did he serve?
Answer: In 1898, John Woodburn was the successor of Charles Stevens to the post of the Lieutenant Governor of Bengal, which he retained until 1902.